[Old Professer]

Nuisance or not, they are people in plain view, turning one's head does not make a problem disappear.

[furquhart]

Well, not to be flip, but it would have in this particular case.

[beaver fever]

I'm from Vancouver too and this guy is a soulless twit.

The guy is on the street because he got bumped off of welfare because he couldn't afford a room on the $510 a month welfare pays for a single person.

If you don't have an address you get no welfare. Zero, nada, zilch.

I knew a homeless guy who was here from England and couldn't collect welfare so he panhandled until he was eventually murdered in crack hotel.

A sympathetic desk clerk let him stay in the room. Unfortunately a junkie broke into the room and accused him of stealing his stash.

Everyone thinks Vancouver is a nice friendly place, which it is if you have money. If you don't people will step over your bleeding corpse and turn around and complain about the inconvenience.

[Fair Go]

I agree.